2024 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Benefit Increase - Cash and SNAP

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12/20/2023

Action Memo

Summary:

  • This Action Memo provides FCRC staff with information on the 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) effective January 1, 2024.
    • The COLA effective January 01, 2024 is 3.2%.
    • The maximum Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for a single person is increased from $914 to $943.
    • The maximum SSI for a couple is increased from $1,371 to $1,415.
  • The Integrated Eligibility System (IES) has been updated to affect January 2024 Cash and SNAP benefits.

January 2024 COLA Increase

The COLA effective January 1, 2024 is 3.2%. The maximum SSI for a single person is increased from $914 to $943. The maximum SSI for a couple is increased from $1,371 to $1,415.

IES/COLA

The 2024 Social Security and SSI benefit amounts have been updated in IES and will affect January 2024 benefits for the following programs:

  • AABD Cash
  • RRP Cash
  • TANF Cash
  • SNAP

Family Community Resource Center (FCRC) Action

FCRC staff are responsible for budgeting the actual amount of the January 2024 SSA and/or SSI income for:

  • persons excluded from automated income updates to RSDI and/or SSI.

Refer to IES Report "SSA-SSI 02 Exclusion Report" (Report ID: IL-LB-112-DLY) See WAG 22-14-03-a for BENDEX and WAG 22-14-03-b for SDX.

Upon receipt of the list of individual incomes not centrally updated by BENDEX/SDX interfaces take the following action:

  • determine the reason for the exclusion,
  • correctly budget RSDI and SSI for the person(s) excluded from automated RSDI/SSI income updates, and
  • correct the problem causing the exclusion, when possible.

For information on how the 2024 COLA affects medical, refer to Information Memo 2024 COLA Medical Only Update, dated 12/08/2023.

If the FCRC cannot correct the problem causing the exclusion, complete and submit Discrepancy Referral Form IL444-1925 to the SSA Programs Control Unit dhs.ssapc@Illinois.gov. Attach the verification supporting the correct customer information or benefit amount.

[signed copy on file]

Dulce M. Quintero

Secretary - Designate, Illinois Department of Human Services

Form referenced:

IL444-1925